FNUS76 KOTX 271447
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORNER...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
747 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND RESULT
IN COOL TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AFTER 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...AND BECOME GUSTY. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN OVERNIGHT WITH
FOG DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE NEXT WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT OR
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY  THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091027.HORNE.01/OTX